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====Tenth anniversary (February 2009)==== [[File:Oneworld 10 Years Anniversary.svg|thumb|100px|left|alt=A round blue orb with the text "10 years" printed behind the word Oneworld as a watermark|Oneworld 10th Anniversary logo]] [[File:Boeing 777-223ER 'N796AN' American Airlines (14067564169).jpg|thumb|alt=An American Airlines Boeing 777-200ER in new standard Oneworld livery|An [[American Airlines]] [[Boeing 777|Boeing 777-200ER]] in the new standard Oneworld livery]] In February 2009, Oneworld celebrated its tenth anniversary with its ten member airlines—American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia Airlines, Japan Airlines, LAN, Malév, [[Qantas]], and Royal Jordanian. In the past decade, membership had doubled from an initial five members to ten members; its member airlines carried a total of 2.5 billion passengers and generated almost $500 [[1,000,000,000 (number)|billion]], €450 million in revenue from passenger activities. Alliance fares and sales products generated $5 billion, €2.5 billion in revenue alone, with two-thirds or almost $3 billion, €1.5 billion would not have been generated if the alliance did not exist.<ref name="10thA">{{cite press release |title=Oneworld airlines renew their commitment to build on the value the alliance offers customers worldwide – including a standard Oneworld livery |url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=16589 |website=Oneworld |date=3 February 2009 |access-date=7 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719120457/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=16589 |archive-date=19 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=Oneworld airlines benefit by US$5 billion from alliance fares and sales activities alone in its first ten years |url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=16588 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905054508/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=16588 |archive-date=5 September 2012 |website=Oneworld |date=3 February 2009 |access-date=8 August 2009}}</ref> As part of the celebration and to increase awareness of the 10‑member alliance, all the alliance member airlines decorated a proportion of their aircraft fleets in a new standard Oneworld livery—around 40 aircraft in total, mainly types that fly on international routes. The alliance also unveiled a special version of its logo, featuring the text "10 years" printed behind the word ''Oneworld'' as a watermark on its purple orb.
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